Haze - English meaning

verb

Make or become unclear or less distinct.

Usage examples:

Tears blurred her vision

noun

A thing that cannot be seen or heard clearly.

Usage examples:

The pale blur of her face

adjective

(of a person) stupid, clumsy, or confused.

Usage examples:

It was kinda funny seeing how blur someone can be when having to do a task they have no clue about

noun

Sticky mud or dirt.

Usage examples:

That weird clag that fills your back yards and covers your roads

noun

A type of glue

noun

A visible mass of condensed watery vapour floating in the atmosphere, typically high above the general level of the ground.

Usage examples:

The sun had disappeared behind a cloud

verb

(of the sky) become overcast or gloomy.

Usage examples:

The blue skies clouded over abruptly

noun

A grey or white mass in the sky, made up of very small floating drops of water

Usage examples:

Rain cloud do you think those are rain clouds on the horizon?, the sky was a perfect blue - not a c…

noun

Uncertainty about what is happening, intended, or required.

Usage examples:

There seems to be some confusion about which system does what

noun

A lack of understanding, or a state of disorder

Usage examples:

[ c ] she writes about the confusions of her life., [ u ] in the confusion, i lost my wallet.

noun

A situation in which people do not understand what is happening, what they should do or who someone or something is

Usage examples:

There seems to be some confusion over who is actually giving the talk., to avoid confusion, the twi…

verb

(especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly.

Usage examples:

She was dazed by his revelations

noun

A state of stunned confusion or bewilderment.

Usage examples:

He was walking around in a daze

noun

Unable to think clearly

Usage examples:

She was wandering around in a daze this morning.

noun

The quality of not having or giving much light

Usage examples:

The light bulb formed a bright spot in the dimness of the barn., the dimness of the weak candle hid…

noun

A lack of ability to see things well

Usage examples:

The patient may complain of dimness of vision or impairment of hearing.

noun

The fact of not being very clever

Usage examples:

They show their dimness with every word they say., it was an indication of her friend's dimness tha…

noun

A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km).

Usage examples:

The collision occurred in thick fog

verb

(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam.

Usage examples:

Hot steam drifted about her, fogging up the window

noun

The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken.

Usage examples:

If the humidity is too high, the fog just grows and grows out of control.

noun

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km (1,100 yards))

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

verb

A cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth's surface that limits visibility (to a lesser extent than fog; strictly, with visibility remaining above 1 km).

Usage examples:

The peaks were shrouded in mist

noun

A light rain or a collection of very small drops of water in the air that is like a fog

Usage examples:

[ c ] in the mornings, a mist covered the surface of the lake.

noun

The quality of being misty (= with small drops of water in the air which make it difficult to see into the distance)

Usage examples:

She could hardly see where sea and sky met far away in the soft grey mistiness., the greyish-creamy…

verb

Bring into a disordered or confusing state.

Usage examples:

I fear he may have muddled the message

noun

An untidy and disorganized state or collection.

Usage examples:

The finances were in a muddle

noun

A messy and confused state

Usage examples:

Her life was in a muddle.

noun

The state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant.

Usage examples:

He is too good a player to slide into obscurity

noun

The state of not being known to many people

Usage examples:

She worked in obscurity for years., many movie reviewers confuse obscurity with quality.

noun

The state of being not clear and difficult to understand or see

Usage examples:

The story is convoluted and opaque, often to the point of total obscurity.

noun

Fog or haze intensified by smoke or other atmospheric pollutants.

Usage examples:

Exhaust emissions are mainly responsible for the smog

noun

Air pollution caused by smoke or chemicals mixing with fog

Usage examples:

[ u ] we get a lot of smog downtown., [ c ] a poisonous smog killed 20 people., a smoggy city/day

noun

The vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air.

Usage examples:

A cloud of steam

verb

Give off or produce steam.

Usage examples:

A mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow

noun

The hot gas that is produced when water boils

Usage examples:

A steam engine, [ i ] the ship steamed out of the harbor.

noun

Lack of certainty or distinctness.

Usage examples:

Sue worries about the vagueness of the plans

noun

The quality of not being clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

Usage examples:

The main disadvantage of this definition is its vagueness., given the vagueness of the directions, …

noun

A substance diffused or suspended in the air, especially one normally liquid or solid.

Usage examples:

Dense clouds of smoke and toxic vapour

verb

Talk in a vacuous, boasting, or pompous way.

Usage examples:

He was vapouring on about the days of his youth

noun

Gas or extremely small drops of liquid that result from the heating of a liquid or solid

Usage examples:

The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour., poisonous vapours burst out of the factory duri…